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11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVT_VERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal 11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVT_VERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal
12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16
17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
16 23
17=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
18 25
19Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
20internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
24like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
25scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
26fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such
27as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
28belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
29such as cursor-movement while editing -- break othwerwise), but that might 36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
30change. 37change.
31 38
32If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
33me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean
34terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 41terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
53drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 60drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
54@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 61@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
55 62
56It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 63It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
57been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 64been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
58reference documentation (escape sequences etc.) and the FAQ section at the 65reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
59end of this document.
60 66
61=head1 OPTIONS 67=head1 OPTIONS
62 68
63The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 69The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
64below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 70below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
99 105
100=item B<-j>|B<+j> 106=item B<-j>|B<+j>
101 107
102Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.
103 109
104=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr>
105 111
106Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
107B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
108 114
109=item B<-fade> I<number> 115=item B<-fade> I<number>
110 116
111Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119colour; resource B<fading>.
120
121=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122
123Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124is black. resource B<fadeColor>.
112 125
113=item B<-tint> I<colour> 126=item B<-tint> I<colour>
114 127
115Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
116transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 129transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for
117option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to 130non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
118tinting it. 131used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
132I<tintColor>. Example:
133
134 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
119 135
120=item B<-sh> 136=item B<-sh>
121 137
122I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 138I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
123background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 139background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
124specified, too). 140specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).
125 141
126=item B<-bg> I<colour> 142=item B<-bg> I<colour>
127 143
128Window background colour; resource B<background>. 144Window background colour; resource B<background>.
129 145
132Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 148Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
133 149
134=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 150=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
135 151
136Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 152Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
137specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 153specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
138quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 154add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
139command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 155command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
140 156
141=item B<-cr> I<colour> 157=item B<-cr> I<colour>
142 158
143The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
150 166
151The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 167The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
152 168
153=item B<-bd> I<colour> 169=item B<-bd> I<colour>
154 170
155The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 171The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
156resource B<borderColor>. 172resource B<borderColor>.
157 173
158=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 174=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
159 175
160Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 176Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
161names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 177that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
162The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 178first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
163be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 179smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
164appended to it. resource B<font>. 180font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181
182In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it
183with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184e.g.:
185
186 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
165 188
166See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 189See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
167section. 190section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
168 191
192=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
193
194Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
195are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
196
197=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
198
199Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
200characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
201
202=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
203
204Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
205italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
206for details.
207
169=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 208=item B<-is>|B<+is>
170 209
171Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 210Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
172displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 211foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
173fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 212details.
174corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
175font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
176 213
177=item B<-name> I<name> 214=item B<-name> I<name>
178 215
179Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 216Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
180rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 217rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
218 255
219Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. 256Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
220 257
221=item B<-st>|B<+st> 258=item B<-st>|B<+st>
222 259
223Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 260Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
224resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 261resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
262
263=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
264
265If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
266actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
267select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
268not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
269on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
225 270
226=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 271=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
227 272
228Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 273Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
229 274
252 297
253Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 298Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
254if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 299if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
255decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 300decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
256 301
302=item B<-override-redirect>
303
304Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
305B<override-redirect>.
306
307=item B<-sbg>
308
309Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
310drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
311this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
312resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
313
257=item B<-lsp> I<number> 314=item B<-lsp> I<number>
258 315
259Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 316Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
260of the display; resource B<linespace>. 317the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
318B<linespace>.
261 319
262=item B<-tn> I<termname> 320=item B<-tn> I<termname>
263 321
264This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 322This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
265B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 323B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
274given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 332given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
275on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 333on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
276run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 334run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
277failing that, I<sh(1)>. 335failing that, I<sh(1)>.
278 336
337Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
338run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
339
340 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
341
279=item B<-title> I<text> 342=item B<-title> I<text>
280 343
281Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 344Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
282of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 345of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
283application name; resource B<title>. 346application name; resource B<title>.
301 364
302Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 365Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
303 366
304=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 367=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
305 368
306The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 369The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
307de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 370C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
308extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 371input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
309another locale. 372another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
373
374=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
375
376Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
377for more info.
378
379=item B<-tcw>
380
381Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
382button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
383end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
310 384
311=item B<-insecure> 385=item B<-insecure>
312 386
313Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 387Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
314sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 388sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
328=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 402=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
329 403
330Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 404Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
331B<secondaryScroll>. 405B<secondaryScroll>.
332 406
407=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
408
409Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
410will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
411it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
412user; resource B<hold>.
413
414=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
415
416Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
417
418=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
419
420Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,
421which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
422
423Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
424shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
425quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
426create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
427
428The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
429
430It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
431descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
432can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
433terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or
434not.
435
436Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
437used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
438
439 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
440 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
441 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
442 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
443 });
444
445=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
446
447Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
448pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is
449useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
450without having to run a program within it.
451
452If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
453entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
454yourself if you want that.
455
456As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
457pty/tty operations.
458
459Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
460longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
461
462 use IO::Pty;
463 use Fcntl;
464
465 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
466 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
467 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
468 close $pty;
469
470 # now communicate with rxvt
471 my $slave = $pty->slave;
472 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
473
333=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 474=item B<-pe> I<string>
334 475
335No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 476Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
336available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 477this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
337some window managers.
338 478
339=back 479=back
340 480
341=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 481=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
342 482
343Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 483Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
344options) compiled into your version. 484options) compiled into your version.
345 485
346There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 486You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
347Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 487distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
348Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 488starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
349B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 489with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
350resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
351settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
352 490
353If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 491 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
354lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 492 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
355set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 493 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
356B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 494 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
357B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 495 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
496
358Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 497Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
359class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 498names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
360resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 499common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
361easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 500configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
362unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 501B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
363shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 502configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
364resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 503be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
365arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 504settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
366resources are allowed: 505check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
506extensions not documented here):
367 507
368=over 4 508=over 4
369 509
370=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 510=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
371 511
389high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 529high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
390colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 530colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3913=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 5313=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
392names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 532names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
393 533
534Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
535changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
536
537Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
53888 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
539
394=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 540=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
395 541
542=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
543
396Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 544Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
397colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 545foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
398enabled. 546(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
399 547
400=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 548=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
401 549
402Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 550Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
403foreground colour is the default. 551foreground colour is the default.
404 552
405=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 553=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
406 554
407Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 555Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
408characters. 556characters.
557
558=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
559
560If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
561itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
409 562
410=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 563=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
411 564
412Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 565Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
413foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 566foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
436artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 589artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
437pixmap. 590pixmap.
438 591
439=item B<fading:> I<number> 592=item B<fading:> I<number>
440 593
441Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 594Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
595
596=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
597
598Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
599colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
442 600
443=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 601=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
444 602
445Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 603Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
604B<-tint>.
446 605
447=item B<shading:> I<number> 606=item B<shading:> I<number>
448 607
449Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 608Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
450image in addition to tinting it. 609image in addition to tinting it.
451 610
452=item B<fading:> I<number>
453
454Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
455
456=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 611=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
457 612
458Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 613Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
459 614
460=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 615=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
461 616
462Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 617Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
463#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 618#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
619
620=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
621
622The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
623and the text.
464 624
465=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 625=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
466 626
467Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 627Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
468the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 628the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
472of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 632of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
473specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 633specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
474be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 634be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
475scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50] 635scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
476 636
477=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
478
479Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
480optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
481reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
482
483=item B<path:> I<path> 637=item B<path:> I<path>
484 638
485Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 639Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.
486menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
487B<PATH> environment variables.
488 640
489=item B<font:> I<fontname> 641=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
490 642
491Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 643Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
492names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 644that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
493The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 645first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
494be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 646smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
495appended to it. option B<-fn>. 647font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
496 648
497=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 649Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
650optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
498 651
499B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 652In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
500will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 653specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
501Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 654hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
502corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 655fonts.
503font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a 656
504regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>. 657For example, this font resource
658
659 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
660 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
661 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
662 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
663 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
664
665specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
666the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
667it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
668wide and 15 pixels high.
669
670The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
671the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
672the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a
673useful supplement.
674
675The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
676are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
677contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
678
679The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
680remaining unicode characters.
681
682=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
683
684=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
685
686=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
687
688The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
689italic> >> characters, respectively.
690
691If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
692B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
693it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
694italic.
695
696If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
697"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
698not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
699
700If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
701text font will being used for the given style.
702
703=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
704
705When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
706option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
707intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
708option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
709reachable.
505 710
506=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 711=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
507 712
508Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 713Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
509xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 714xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
510xterm style selection. 715xterm style selection.
511 716
512=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 717=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
513 718
514Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 719Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
515the author's favourite.. 720the author's favourite.
516 721
517=item B<title:> I<string> 722=item B<title:> I<string>
518 723
519Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 724Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
520specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 725specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
552 757
553Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 758Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
554B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 759B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
555B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 760B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
556 761
762The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
763
764Example:
765
766 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
767
768This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
769everytime you hit C<Print>.
770
557=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 771=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
558 772
559B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 773B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
560disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 774disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
561 775
580B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 794B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
581B<+si>. 795B<+si>.
582 796
583=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 797=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
584 798
585B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 799B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
586B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 800B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
587with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 801with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.
588 802
589=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 803=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
590 804
591B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 805B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
592are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 806are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
611=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 825=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
612 826
613Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 827Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
614WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 828WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
615 829
830=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
831
832Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
833drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
834this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
835option B<-sbg>.
836
616=item B<termName:> I<termname> 837=item B<termName:> I<termname>
617 838
618Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 839Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
619variable; option B<-tn>. 840variable; option B<-tn>.
620 841
630 851
631=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 852=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
632 853
633B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 854B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
634scrolls five lines [default]. 855scrolls five lines [default].
856
857=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
858
859B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
860movement only; option C<-ptab>.
635 861
636=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 862=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
637 863
638B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 864B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
639option B<-bc>. 865option B<-bc>.
652 878
653Mouse pointer background colour. 879Mouse pointer background colour.
654 880
655=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 881=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
656 882
657Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 883Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
884large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
658 885
659=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 886=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
660 887
661The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 888The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
662or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 889or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>
669pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 896pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
670with the B<Execute> key. 897with the B<Execute> key.
671 898
672=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 899=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
673 900
674The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 901The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection.
675built-in default: 902
903When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see
904the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these characters
905will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex will be
906created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
907
908When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
909be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
676 910
677B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 911B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >>
678 912
679=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 913=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
680 914
684 918
685I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 919I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
686 920
687=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 921=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
688 922
689The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 923The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
690de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 924C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
691extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 925input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
692another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 926another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
693 927
694=item B<insecure> 928=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
929
930Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
931C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
932by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
933in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
934found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
935option B<-imfont>.
936
937=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
938
939Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
940button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
941the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
942
943=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
695 944
696Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 945Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
697echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 946echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
698abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 947abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
699throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 948through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
700write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 949write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
701that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 950default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
702enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 951sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
703resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 952
704enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 953You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
705requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 954B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
955locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
706 956
707=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 957=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
708 958
709Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 959Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
710B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 960B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
714 964
715Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 965Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
716character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 966character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
717in the entry on B<keysym> following. 967in the entry on B<keysym> following.
718 968
719=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 969=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
720 970
721Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 971Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
722 972
723=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 973=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
724 974
725Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 975Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
726option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 976option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
727scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 977scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
728instead scroll the screen up. 978instead scroll the screen up.
729 979
980=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
981
982Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
983will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
984it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
985user.
986
730=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 987=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
731 988
732Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 989Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
733contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 990intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
734newline, \r: return, \t: 991
992The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
993any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
994B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
995and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
996B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
997
998The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
999whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1000keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1001current application keymap mode state.
1002
1003The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
1004searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1005omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1006keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1007performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1008
1009I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,
1010C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,
735tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 1011C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
736^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 1012C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
737with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1013can start or end with whitespace.
738omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1014
739KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1015Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1016Xlib itself does it's own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1017C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1018processing).
1019
1020You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1021with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'
1022should be a character not used by the strings.
1023
1024Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1025
1026 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>
1027
1028The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1029
1030 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>
1031 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
1032 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
1033
1034If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1035is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1036example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1037when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1038
1039 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1040
1041If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1042is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1043manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1044C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1045
1046 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1047
1048Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1049will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1050no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1051means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1052definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1053mappings themselves.
1054
1055Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1056if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1057C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1058user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1059
1060 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1061 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1062
1063The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1064of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1065C<Shift-Insert>.
1066
1067The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1068the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1069font-switching at runtime:
1070
1071 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1072 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1073
1074Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1075info):
1076
1077 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1078 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1079
1080=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1081
1082=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1083
1084Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1085use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1086
1087Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1088them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1089by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1090example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1091C<selection>.
1092
1093Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1094(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1095searchable scorllback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1096multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1097the extension.
1098
1099Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1100necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1101
1102If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1103interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1104B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1105all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1106
1107=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1108
1109Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1110the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
1111will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1112
1113=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1114
1115Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1116scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1117@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1118F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
1119will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1120
1121See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1122
1123=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1124
1125Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1126details.
1127
1128=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1129
1130Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1131for details.
1132
1133=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1134
1135Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1136(default: C<M-s>).
1137
1138=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1139
1140Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1141C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions.
1142
1143=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1144
1145Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1146
1147=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1148
1149Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1150it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
740 1151
741=back 1152=back
742 1153
743=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1154=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
744 1155
758the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1169the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
759(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1170(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
760 1171
761If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1172If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
762disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1173disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
763application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1174application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
764(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1175(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
765up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1176up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
766respectively. 1177respectively.
767 1178
768=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1179=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION
769 1180
770The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1181The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to
772 1183
773=over 4 1184=over 4
774 1185
775=item B<Selection>: 1186=item B<Selection>:
776 1187
777Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1188Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
778region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1189and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
779double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1190to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
780line. 1191(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1192B<tripleclickwords>.
1193
1194Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1195(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1196normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1197selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1198the selection.
781 1199
782=item B<Insertion>: 1200=item B<Insertion>:
783 1201
784Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1202Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
785an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1203window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
786inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1204Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1205
1206Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1207inserted too.
787 1208
788=back 1209=back
789 1210
790=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1211=head1 CHANGING FONTS
791 1212
792Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1213Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
793supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1214supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
794 1215
795You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1216You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
796therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
797 1217
798 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1218 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1219
1220You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1221
1222 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1223 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
799 1224
800rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1225rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
801 1226
802=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1227=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
803 1228
807C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1232C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
808with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1233with C<--enable-iso14755>.
809 1234
810=over 4 1235=over 4
811 1236
812=item 5.1: Basic method 1237=item * 5.1: Basic method
813 1238
814This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode. 1239This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
815 1240
816Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter 1241Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
817hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will 1242hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
824address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail 1249address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
825address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily 1250address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
826by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>, 1251by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
827followed by releasing the modifier keys. 1252followed by releasing the modifier keys.
828 1253
829=item 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method 1254=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
830 1255
831This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1256This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
832your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1257your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
833 1258
834Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1259Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
835them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1260them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
836invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1261invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
837keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1262keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
838released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1263released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
839C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have beenm to enter a 1264C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
840reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1265reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
841 1266
842=item 5.3: Screen-selection entry method 1267=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
843 1268
844While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection 1269While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
845mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map. 1270mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
846 1271
847=item 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input 1272=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
848 1273
849This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with 1274This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
850characters already displayed. 1275characters already displayed.
851 1276
852You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then 1277You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
853pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode 1278pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
854hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the 1279hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
855pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>. 1280pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
856 1281
1282In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1283character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1284combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1285always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1286
857=back 1287=back
858 1288
859With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to 1289With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
860both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2. 1290both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
861 1291
862=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1292=head1 LOGIN STAMP
863 1293
864B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1294B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
865that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1295it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
866To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1296allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
867some systems. 1297on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
868 1298
869=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1299=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
870 1300
871In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1301In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
872B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1302B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
913would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1343would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
914on White. 1344on White.
915 1345
916=back 1346=back
917 1347
918=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1348=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1349
1350B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
919 1351
920=over 4 1352=over 4
921 1353
922=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 1354=item B<TERM>
923 1355
924The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). For rxvt-unicode 1356Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
925version 2.14 and later, the escape sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window 1357resources or on the commandline.
926title to the version number.
927 1358
928=item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding? 1359=item B<COLORTERM>
929 1360
930=item Unicode does not seem to work? 1361Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1362compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension
1363C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.
931 1364
932If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but 1365=item B<COLORFGBG>
933getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is
934subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.
935 1366
936Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the 1367Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
937programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the 1368the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
938login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to 1369C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
939sth. else, e.h. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work. 1370used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1371string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1372was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can
1373(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
940 1374
941The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run 1375=item B<WINDOWID>
942into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.
943 1376
944 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE" 1377Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1378window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1379window and so on).
945 1380
946If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not 1381=item B<TERMINFO>
947supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> comamnd which
948displays this. If it displays sth. like:
949 1382
950 locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ... 1383Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1384C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
951 1385
952Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system. 1386=item B<DISPLAY>
953 1387
954If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then 1388Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
955you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't 1389display in it's child processes.
956support locales :(
957 1390
958=item Why do the characters look ugly? 1391=item B<SHELL>
959 1392
960=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts? 1393The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
961 1394
962Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is 1395=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
963fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
964your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
965to display.
966 1396
967B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement 1397The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
968font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks 1398@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
969bad. In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font
970list, e.g.:
971 1399
972 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3... 1400Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
973 1401
974When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base 1402=item B<HOME>
975font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
976next font, and so on.
977 1403
978The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than the base 1404Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
979font, as the base font defines the principial cell size, which must be the 1405daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
980same due to the way terminals work. 1406C<.Xdefaults>)
981 1407
982=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others? 1408=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
983 1409
984This is because there is a difference between script and language -- 1410Directory where various X resource files are being located.
985rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output
986is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode
987first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for
988it. Subseqzuent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many chinese
989characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
990non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
991-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
992japanese characters that are also chinese.
993 1411
994The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font 1412=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
995list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
996a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
997first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
998 1413
999In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime (the 1414If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1000internal data structure has no problem with using different fonts for
1001the same character at the same time, but no interface for this has been
1002designed yet).
1003
1004=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
1005
1006=item Is there an option to switch encodings?
1007
1008Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no
1009specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
1010UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
1011
1012The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting
1013the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all
1014applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width and
1015code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>.
1016
1017Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All
1018programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the
1019interpretation of characters.
1020
1021Unfortunately, there is no system-independent way to select locales, nor
1022is there a standard on how locale specifiers will look like.
1023
1024On most systems, the content of the C<LC_CTYPE> environment variable
1025contains an arbitrary string which corresponds to an already-installed
1026locale. Common names for locales are C<en_US.UTF-8>, C<de_DE.ISO-8859-15>,
1027C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms
1028(i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.
1029
1030Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for
1031the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,
1032i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the same for rxvt-unicode.
1033
1034If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
1035rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
1036
1037=item Can I switch locales at runtime?
1038
1039Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which sets
1040rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
1041
1042 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
1043
1044See also the previous question.
1045
1046Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in one
1047locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support UTF-8. For
1048example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which first switches to a
1049locale supported by xjdic and back later:
1050
1051 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
1052 xjdic -js
1053 printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
1054
1055=item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
1056
1057Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which has the same
1058effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
1059
1060 printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1061
1062This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
1063japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
1064japanese fonts would only be in your way.
1065
1066You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
1067
1068=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
1069
1070Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
1071some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
1072heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
1073quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
1074depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
1075
1076=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
1077
1078If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
1079standard foreground colour.
1080
1081For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
1082text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
1083colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
1084ignored.
1085
1086On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
1087foreground/background colors.
1088
1089color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
1090
1091color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
1092
1093=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
1094
1095You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
1096resources (or as long-options).
1097
1098Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
1099including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
1100
1101 Rxvt*color0: #000000
1102 Rxvt*color1: #A80000
1103 Rxvt*color2: #00A800
1104 Rxvt*color3: #A8A800
1105 Rxvt*color4: #0000A8
1106 Rxvt*color5: #A800A8
1107 Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8
1108 Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
1109
1110 Rxvt*color8: #000054
1111 Rxvt*color9: #FF0054
1112 Rxvt*color10: #00FF54
1113 Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54
1114 Rxvt*color12: #0000FF
1115 Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF
1116 Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF
1117 Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF
1118
1119=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
1120
1121Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
1122BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
1123question) there are two standard values that can be used for
1124Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
1125
1126Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
1127policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
1128choice :).
1129
1130Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
1131of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
1132started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
1133system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
1134be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
1135
1136For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
1137
1138 # use Backspace = ^H
1139 $ stty erase ^H
1140 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1415@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1141
1142 # use Backspace = ^?
1143 $ stty erase ^?
1144 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1145
1146Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
1147
1148For an existing rxvt-unicode:
1149
1150 # use Backspace = ^H
1151 $ stty erase ^H
1152 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
1153
1154 # use Backspace = ^?
1155 $ stty erase ^?
1156 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
1157
1158This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
1159if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
1160properly reflects that.
1161
1162The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
1163To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
1164key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
1165(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
1166
1167Some other Backspace problems:
1168
1169some editors use termcap/terminfo,
1170some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
1171GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
1172
1173Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
1174
1175=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
1176
1177There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
1178you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
1179use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym
11800xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
1181
1182Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'
1183
1184 !# ----- special uses ------:
1185 ! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.
1186 tn3270*font: *clean-bold-*-*--15-*
1187
1188 ! keysym - used by rxvt only
1189 ! Delete - ^D
1190 tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
1191
1192 ! Home - ^A
1193 tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
1194 ! Left - ^B
1195 tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
1196 ! Up - ^P
1197 tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
1198 ! Right - ^F
1199 tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
1200 ! Down - ^N
1201 tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
1202 ! End - ^E
1203 tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
1204
1205 ! F1 - F12
1206 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
1207 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
1208 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
1209 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
1210 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
1211 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
1212 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
1213 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
1214 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
1215 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
1216 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
1217 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
1218
1219 ! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
1220 tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
1221 tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
1222
1223=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
1224How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
1225has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
1226
1227 KP_Insert == Insert
1228 F22 == Print
1229 F27 == Home
1230 F29 == Prior
1231 F33 == End
1232 F35 == Next
1233
1234Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accomodate all the various possible keyboard
1235mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for
1236your particular machine.
1237
1238=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
1239I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
1240
1241rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
1242check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
1243Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
1244not to use color.
1245
1246=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
1247
1248If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and ahve enabled
1249insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
1250snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
1251wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
1252the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
1253regular xterm.
1254
1255Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
1256snippets:
1257
1258 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
1259 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
1260 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
1261 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
1262 echo -n '^[Z'
1263 read term_id
1264 stty icanon echo
1265 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
1266 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
1267 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
1268 fi
1269 fi
1270
1271=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
1272
1273You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
1274one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
1275the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
1276 1416
1277=back 1417=back
1278 1418
1279=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1280
1281B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM>
1282and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X
1283window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
1284sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
1285terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
1286B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
1287
1288=head1 FILES 1419=head1 FILES
1289 1420
1290=over 4 1421=over 4
1291 1422
1292=item B</etc/utmp>
1293
1294System file for login records.
1295
1296=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1423=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1297 1424
1298Color names. 1425Color names.
1299 1426
1300=back 1427=back
1301 1428
1302=head1 SEE ALSO 1429=head1 SEE ALSO
1303 1430
1304@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1431@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1305
1306=head1 BUGS
1307
1308Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1309
1310Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1311
1312Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1313 1432
1314=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1433=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1315 1434
1316=over 4 1435=over 4
1317 1436
1318=item Project Coordinator 1437=item Project Coordinator
1319 1438
1320@@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1439Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1321 1440
1322=item Web page maintainter 1441L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>
1323
1324@@RXVT_WEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
1325
1326L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@>
1327 1442
1328=back 1443=back
1329 1444
1330=head1 AUTHORS 1445=head1 AUTHORS
1331 1446
1353 1468
1354Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1469Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1355 1470
1356=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1471=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1357 1472
1358Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1473Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1474
1359(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1475Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1360 1476
1361=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1477=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1362 1478
1363Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1479Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1364character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1480extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1365compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1366 1481
1367Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1482Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1368 1483
1484=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1485
1486Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
1487
1369=back 1488=back
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